For Whom The Bell Tolls Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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[Intro]
(1st guitar)
F#5 F#5 E5
 
(2nd guitar)
e|------------|-------------------|
B|------------|-------------------|
G|------------|-7-6-5-4-----7-----|
D|-4-4-4-4----|---------5-4-------|
A|-4-4-4-4----|---------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2----|-------------------| x8
 
[Fig. 1 (both guitars)]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4----2--|
A|-4-4-4-4----2--|
E|-2-2-2-2----0--|(x4)
 
[Fig. 2 (both guitars)]
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3---2---|
A|-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3---0---|
E|-0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1-------| x2
 
[Fig. 3]
(The 1st guitar plays this:)
  E5  G5      E5   G5  C5  A5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2---5---x---2---5---10---7-----|
A|-2---5---x---2---5---10---7-----|
E|-0---3---x---0---3---8----5-----| x2
 
(... and the 2nd:)
e|---------------------------|
B|-8---7-------7-8----7------|
G|---9----7-9------9----7-9--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------| x8
 
[Chorus]
(Fig. 4 (both guitars))
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---------------------------------3-----------|
D|-------5-------7-------5--3--4--------5-------7-------5-----3--4--3-----|
A|-------5-------7-------5--1--4--------5-------7-------5-----1--4--3-----|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-----2--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0----2--1-----| x2
PM.....  PM....  PM....         PM....  PM....  PM....
 PM....PM..
 
(Fig. 5 (both guitars))
   E5   G5       E5   G5   C5   A5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--2----5---x---2----5----10---7--------|
A|--2----5---x---2----5----10---7--------|
E|--0----3---x---0----3----8----5--------| x2
 
(Repeat Fig. 4)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---------------------------------3-----------|
D|-------5-------7-------5--3--4--------5-------7-------5-----3--4--3-----|
A|-------5-------7-------5--1--4--------5-------7-------5-----1--4--3-----|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-----2--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0----2--1-----| x2
PM.....  PM....  PM....         PM....  PM....  PM....
 
[Interlude]
(Gtr. 1)
E5   B5   G5
 
(Gtr. 2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12-9-11----9----------------------|
D|---------12---11--12-9-11----9-----|
A|--------------------------12---10--|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
Then Gtr. 1 keep playing the same while Gtr. 2 play
this:
e|-----------7--------------7-(7)-----------7-------------7--------------|
B|-8---7-------8----10-7-8---------8--7-------8----10-7-8---8------------|
G|---9---7-9-----9-------------------9--7-9-----9------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------7--------------7-(7)--|
B|-8---7-------8----10-7-8---------|
G|---9---7-9-----9-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|(x3)
 
and at the same time there’s a third guitar that plays
this:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----11----9----12-9-11------9----------------------|
A|---12-----12---10----------12-----10------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
 
[Chorus]
(Fig. 4 (both guitars))
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3---------------------------------3-----------|
D|-------5-------7-------5--3--4--------5-------7-------5-----3--4--3-----|
A|-------5-------7-------5--1--4--------5-------7-------5-----1--4--3-----|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-----2--0-0-0-3-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-3-0-0----2--1-----| x2
PM.....  PM....  PM....         PM....  PM....  PM....
 
[Outro]
(both guitars)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|  (repeat and fade)
D|-2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5--2------|
A|-2--4-4--2--4-4-5-5--2------|
E|-0--2-2--0--2-2-3-3--0------|
 
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| PM   Palm mute
| (n)  Ghost note
 
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Hey, this tab is really good. I dunno but fig.2 sounds a bit off, it says |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- X 2 |-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3---2--- |-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3---0--- |-0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1-------- but to me personally it sounds more like |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- X 2 |-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-3-4-5---2--- |-2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-5-4-3--2-3-4-5---0--- |-0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-3-2-1--0-1-2-3-------- i dunno if im right or nething, but meh, s'all good, awesome job man.

+11

Woah, thats a preety damn accurate tab man, now i jst gotta learn it! good job

hey frakke100, your english is what "suck", this tab is awesome